🐋 Away Canucks 18-10-2
3–4
Final
🌪️ Home Hurricanes 9-18-5
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🐋 VAN 1113
🌪️ CAR 0224

Canucks at Hurricanes

Hurricanes beat Canucks 4–3 at PNC Arena on December 15, 2011.

🗓 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2011-12 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Drayson Bowman
2 G
8 shots · 19:07 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Tuomo Ruutu
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 17:18 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Cam Ward
33 saves
0.917 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🐋 Kevin Bieksa Go-ahead 1st · 05:19
Assists: Chris Higgins, Ryan Kesler · beat Cam Ward
1–0
2nd period
🐋 Mason Raymond 2nd · 09:51
Assists: Henrik Sedin, Alexandre Burrows · beat Cam Ward
2–0
🌪️ Drayson Bowman 2nd · 15:52
Assists: Anthony Stewart, Jamie McBain · beat Cory Schneider
2–1
🌪️ Tuomo Ruutu Tying 2nd · 19:08
Assists: Bryan Allen, Jussi Jokinen · beat Cory Schneider
2–2
3rd period
🌪️ Drayson Bowman Go-ahead 3rd · 00:37
Assists: Chad LaRose, Brandon Sutter · beat Cory Schneider
2–3
🌪️ Jaroslav Spacek PP 3rd · 06:12
Assists: Tuomo Ruutu, Tim Brent · beat Cory Schneider
2–4
🐋 Alexandre Burrows 3rd · 08:40
Assists: Henrik Sedin, Mason Raymond · beat Cam Ward
3–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐋Canucks
L1 Kesler · Hansen · Burrows 19:49
L2 Raymond · Higgins · Sedin 16:28
L3 Malhotra · Lapierre · Hodgson 11:06
L4 Mancari · Weise 6:39
D1 Bieksa · Hamhuis 26:22
D2 Edler · Salo 19:38
D3 Ballard · Alberts 14:00
D4 Rome 6:34
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Bowman · Ruutu · Staal 19:07
L2 Tlusty · Jokinen · Sutter 16:24
L3 Ponikarovsky · LaRose · Dwyer 14:35
L4 Brent · Stewart · Nodl 7:11
D1 Gleason · Faulk 26:07
D2 McBain · Spacek 21:48
D3 Allen · Joslin 12:04

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐋VAN CAR🌪️
36 Shots on goal 41
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
16 Hits 16
11 Blocked shots 19
6 Takeaways 12
2 Giveaways 4
21 Penalty minutes 11
VAN shooting 8.3% (3/36) CAR shooting 9.8% (4/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐋Canucks
Cory Schneider
37/41
.902 SV% · 4 GA · 59:21 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward
33/36
.917 SV% · 3 GA · 59:44 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Kevin Bieksa · 1st 05:19 · 1–0 Mason Raymond · 2nd 09:51 · 2–0 Drayson Bowman · 2nd 15:52 · 2–1 Tuomo Ruutu · 2nd 19:08 · 2–2 Drayson Bowman · 3rd 00:37 · 2–3 Jaroslav Spacek · 3rd 06:12 · 2–4 Alexandre Burrows · 3rd 08:40 · 3–4
VAN CAR
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Canucks
Canucks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-7 (0% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Canucks
Canucks — tied after 2nd: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 0-6-2 (0% win rate, 8 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0
Oct 172010 🌪️CAR @ 🐋VAN 1–5 Dec 52009 🐋VAN @ 🌪️CAR 3–5 Feb 32009 🌪️CAR @ 🐋VAN 3–4 Oct 222007 🐋VAN @ 🌪️CAR 1–3 Dec 82006 🌪️CAR @ 🐋VAN 3–4 OT
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❓ VAN vs CAR, answered

Who won Canucks vs Hurricanes on December 15, 2011?

Hurricanes won 4–3. The final score was Canucks 3, Hurricanes 4.

Who scored for Canucks?

Alexandre Burrows, Kevin Bieksa, Mason Raymond.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Drayson Bowman (2), Jaroslav Spacek, Tuomo Ruutu.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Cory Schneider made 37 saves on 41 shots (.902 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Hurricanes season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐋 Canucks
BeforeDec 13 🐋VAN @ 🧥CBJ 1–2 AfterDec 17 🐋VAN @ 🍁TOR 5–3
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeDec 13 🌪️CAR @ 🍁TOR 1–2 AfterDec 18 🌪️CAR @ 🐆FLA 2–3
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